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Four NFL stars in recent memory have held out of regular-season games amidst contract extension disputes: Haason Reddick (2024), Chris Jones (2023), Melvin Gordon (2019) and Le’Veon Bell (2018).
Among those players, just one received what they were looking for in a new extension.
New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez is due for a new contract, as his rookie deal nears expiration. As of now, an extension has not been agreed upon by both the Patriots and his party.
Gonzalez also skipped the team’s organized team activities earlier in the spring. Despite uncertainty surrounding his situation, the 23-year-old’s return for...
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Despite being led by one of the best starting trios in football, the cornerback position was an under-the-radar need or the New England Patriots this offseason. As a result, they ended up bringing in multiple players at the position to compete for the depth spots behind Christian Gonzalez, Carlton Davis and Marcus Jones.
Among those players is Channing Canada, who joined the team as an undrafted rookie free agent out of TCU.
Name: Channing Canada
Position: Cornerback
Jersey number: 29 (b)
Opening day age: 24 (8/17/2002)
Measurements: 5’11 1/2”, 190 lbs, 8 7/8” hand size, 31 3/8”...
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The New England Patriots have ended their offseason program and now break until training camp in late July. While players are out of the facility, plenty remains to break down.
So, let’s get into this week’s #PostPulpit Mailbag.
Where are we going at TE position. Henry is in his last year and carries a high cap value with basically no dead money. Raridon has just been drafted and is an unknown, Hill is out for season and Westover showed very few last year to even pretend to play TE3… – 7i175
Mike Vrabel acknowledged the tight end position is one...
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With the additions of A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs, the top of the New England Patriots’ wide receiver group will be looking quite different in 2026. How about the depth spots, though? They also might be subject to some turnover given that the team signed four rookie free agents after the draft.
They all will have a similar goal in mind: competing for a roster or practice squad spot. To do so, they would have to unseat last season’s No. 7 wideout, Jeremiah Webb. Let’s find out what the chances of that happening look like by taking a deep dive...
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In their first few weeks as teammates, Dre’Mont Jones saw a lot of himself in fellow pass rusher Harold Landry.
“Harold’s like, the white version of me,” Jones said with a laugh.
Their positional coach, Mike Smith, sees it similarly.
“I do now. At first I was like, I don’t know. But the more you spend with them, they’re both quiet at first, and until you get to know both of them, they’re really outspoken,” Smith said. “They’re both deep thinkers. They both study and understand the game. They’re both older guys, so they understand the consistency part of it...
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It’s been almost two months since the New England Patriots finalized their 2026 NFL Draft class. Now, with the commencement of mandatory minicamp last week, those rookies have progressed through the entirety of New England’s spring workout program before returning to Foxboro on July 18 for training camp.
Some of the fresh faces have shown signs of progress, while others are still climbing the depths of the roster or have yet to start. Here’s the current status of each of the Patriots’ draft selections.
New England has been prepping their first-round draft pick as an all-around...
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Despite Christian Gonzalez’s apparent unhappiness with his contract situation, the expectation is that the top of the New England Patriots’ cornerback depth chart will be set come the regular season: Gonzalez will be joined in the starting lineup by fellow outside corner Carlton Davis and slot defender Marcus Jones.
What the depth chart will look like behind the trio, meanwhile, is anybody’s guess. One of the players aiming to earn a spot on the roster is veteran free agency signing Kindle Vildor, who was actively involved in the defensive proceedings during offseason workouts.
Name: Kindle Vildor
Position:...
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After selecting only three prospects over the first 170 picks in this year’s NFL Draft, the New England Patriots brought in six players within the next 76 selections. The final of those was an edge defender out of Boston College: Quintayvious Hutchins was selected 247th overall by the team in the late seventh round.
Shortly after his arrival — which effectively came after a 30-minute drive — Hutchins put his signature under a four-year rookie contract. Let’s take a closer look at that deal.
Base value: $4,502,092
Maximum value: TBD
Guarantees: $122,092
Signing bonus:...
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As part of the New England Patriots reorganizing their defensive coaching staff this offseason, they also opted to give Vinny DePalma a promotion. After spending the previous two years as a defensive assistant, he was named inside linebackers coach in February
For DePalma, this meant that his meteoric rise continued. Less than three years ago, after all, he was still a starting linebacker at Boston College. Now, he is coaching that position group in the NFL.
It is a dream come true.
“I try to keep perspective every day. Wake up, get to go to work in the NFL —...
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The top of the New England Patriots wide receiver depth chart is cemented following the additions of A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs.
Behind them? Not so much.
A crowded wide receiver room — one that currently consists of 12 players — will have plenty to work out during training camp. Part of that group includes second year receivers Kyle Williams and Efton Chism III, both of whom spent time working with Drake Maye this spring and finished the offseason program on a high note Thursday.
For last year’s third-round pick Kyle Williams, that came on a nice adjustment along the...
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